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China has halted rare earth exports, can Australia step up?
Both China and Australia have rare earth reserves. But 90% of rare earth refining – which makes them usable in technology – ...
How China is controlling Australia’s – and the world’s – rare earths trade
China is targeting a vulnerability in the United States with a strike in Trump’s tariffs war that was decades in the making.
Trump’s Quad allies in Asia fret over tariffs as China factor complicates ties
Even as Japan, India, and Australia face US tariffs, they are also being pressured by Washington to rebalance their ties with ...
Plans to stockpile critical minerals will help Australia weather global uncertainty – and encourage smaller miners
Australia’s plan to build strategic reserves of critical minerals makes sense as the US and China vie for control of the ...
Dutton names China as biggest threat to Australia's security as leaders faced off in fiery final debate
Australia's coalition leader Peter Dutton singled out China as the biggest threat to Australia's national security and ...
Australia would have to ‘step up’ if China invades Taiwan
ASPI Senior Analyst Malcolm Davis joins Sky News host Sharri Markson to discuss the United States' military protection for ...
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Australia’s China Policy in the Lead-up to the 2025 Federal Election
Australia’s fragile bipartisan consensus on China is beginning to fray, but the differences are largely in tone and rhetoric, ...
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Australia–China misperceptions a product of their asymmetric relationship
Asymmetry in the Australia–China relationship perpetuates an ongoing cycle of misperceptions, complicating efforts for mutual ...
How China Took Over the World’s Rare Earths Industry
China seized mines and built factories. Japan took note and invested in Australia. But the United States did little despite ...
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China's Cyber Maze: Challenges and Prospects for the United States
The United States (US) would be best placed to adopt a Cyber Maze framework, advocating a flexible, layered strategy to counter China’s evolving cyber operations. This would involve focusing on ...
China holds off on new stimulus, shows composure in US trade war
China has advanced this year's stimulus plans but is holding off on fresh measures as it tries to maintain composure, betting ...